Hanger for portieres, curtains, and the like.



Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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L. E. WAGNER & F. W. PRESSER. HANGER FOR PORTFERES, CURTAINS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1915.

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LOUIS E. WAGNER, or nicnnniinrowunivn rnnnnnro w. rnnssnn, or rniranntj PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA..

HANGER FOR ronrrimns, CURTAINS, AND THE'LIKE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, LoUIs E. WAGNER and FnnnnnroVV. PRESSER, citizens of the United States, residing at Richlandtown and Philadelphia, respectively, in the counties of Bucks and Philadelphia, respectively, and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hangers for Portieres, Curtains, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hangers for portieres, lace curtains and the like and has particular application to an adjustable hanger.

In carrying out the present invention, it

is our purpose to provide a. hanger of the class described which will be found especially useful in hanging portieres and the like and whereby the portieres may be "readily and conveniently spread apart to open position and drawn together to. closed position.

It is also our purpose to provide a device of the class described which will embody in its construction, among other features, strips placed in face to face contact and capable of relative sliding movement to vary the length of the hanger and formed with longitudinal slots, respectively, dis-' posed adjacent to the relatively opposite edges of the strips at the outer ends thereof, and supporting rods carried by the respective strips and carrying the pins for the portieres or curtains and capable of sliding movement along the rods so that the curtains may be actuated to open and closed positions, the pins carrying the curtains being connected to a cord whereby the curtains may be opened and closed simultaneously, clamping screws being passed through each slot and carried by the adjacent portion of the other strip to hold the strips in the desired adjusted position.

ith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the same being shown in use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the strips and rods carried thereby. Fig. 3' is a sectional Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7,1915. I Application filed April 27, 1915. Serial No. 24,372.

view on the line 3 -3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is in face to facecontact and capable of relative sliding movement so. that the length of the hanger may be varied, and forinedwith longitudinal slots 3 and "4;, respectively, disposed ad acent to the relatively opposite side edges of the strips in'proximity to the outer. ends thereof. A rod 5 has one end secured to the outer surface of the strip 1 adjacentto the outer extremity thereof by means of;

an: eye 6 and the remaining end offset as at 6 and secured to the strip ladjacent to the inner end thereof by means ofa bolt 7 passed through the strip 1- and through the slot 4 in'thestrip 2 and having the threaded end thereof equipped with a winged nut 8. This rod 5 is dlsposed above the slot 3 and lies parallel therewith. A second rod 9 has one end secured to the surface of the strip 2, corresponding to thesurface ofthe strip 1 carrying the rod 5, adjacent to the outer end of the str1p'2 by means of an eye 10, and the -remaining end of the rod 9 is offset as at 11 and formed with an eye alining with the slot 3 in the strip 1 and passed through this eye in the offset end portion 11 of the rod 9 is a bolt corresponding to the bolt 7 and eX- tending through the slot 3 and an opening formed in the strip 2 adjacent to the inner end thereof, such bolt being equipped with a winged nut similar to the nut 8. By means of this construction, it will be seen that when the nuts 8 are loosened, the strips 1 and 2 may be moved relatively to one, another so that the length of the hanger may be changed and when the desired length has been reached the winged nuts are tightened, thereby holding the strips in the desired adjusted position. It will be noted that the strips of the hanger being adjustable, enable the hanger Referring now to the drawing in detail, 1 and 2 designate, respectively, strips placed to be adapted to door frames and window v and the outer endof such screw shank is.

latter by means of afplurality of links 15,

equipped with a head 13 adapted to receive the adjacentend of the hanger.

' In order to suspend the curtains from the rods 5 and 9 respectively, such rods are equipped with pins 14 and the pins 14 suspended fromv the rod 5areconnected to the while each pin suspended from the rod 9 is connected thereto through the medium of a single link 16, the links 15 carrying the pins 1st compensatingfor the distance between the rods and enabling theportier'es or curtains to hangevenly. 1 i Y Secured to the strip 2 adjacent to the outer end thereof are eyes 17 whilesecured to the outer surface of the strip 1 adjacent to the outer end thereof is an eye 18 and trained through these eyes is a cord 18having the extremities thereofdisposed in proximity to eachother below the eyes 17 and equipped with hand. pulls 19. The upper run of the cord 18 between the eyes 17 and 18 is wrapped about the links 15 carrying the inner pin 14, while the lower run of the that We do not limit or confine ourselves to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

We claim A hanger of the class described'comprising strips placed'in face to face contact and ca-.

pable of relative sliding movement to vary 7 the length of the hanger and formed with longitudinal slots, respectively, disposed ada cord trained through said eyes and having the ends thereof disposed in proximity to each other and equipped with hand pulls, and the upper run thereof between said eyes connected with the inner pin of one of said portieres or curtains, and the lower run between said eyes connected with the inner pin of the other portiere or curtain.

In testimonyrwhereof we aifix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS E. WAGNER] FREDERIC w. PRESSER.

Witnesses:

NORMAN REFSNIDER, HARVEY E. HINKLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. C. 

